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UBS AG (EPT)21 January 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PLCClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 7,106,828 1402.50 pence 1332.66 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,265,108 1404 pence 1338.990 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 100,000 13.3266 GBP CFD LONG 50,000 13.3899 CFD SHORT 156,000 13.42 CFD SHORT 105,000 13.4284 CFD SHORT 250,000 13.4468 CFD SHORT 30,000 13.4803 CFD LONG 109,754 13.49 CFD SHORT 109,754 13.49 CFD SHORT 30,000 13.4907 CFD LONG 105,000 13.49972 CFD SHORT 250,000 13.6372 CFD LONG 60,000 13.662 CFD SHORT 300,000 13.6763 CFD SHORT 100,000 13.7005 CFD SHORT 138,905 13.73286304 CFD SHORT 67,753 13.732929 CFD LONG 8,839 13.7441 CFD LONG 170,000 13.76090563 CFD SHORT 40,000 13.780662 CFD LONG 40,000 13.7867 CFD LONG 3,348 13.81 CFD SHORT 125,000 13.825258 CFD SHORT 26,000 13.8283 CFD SHORT 600,000 13.8296 CFD SHORT 62,500 13.831392 CFD SHORT 250,000 13.8577 CFD SHORT 540,000 13.8662 CFD SHORT 300,000 13.9099 CFD LONG 40,000 13.935 CFD SHORT 160,000 14.018 CFD SHORT 1,400,000 13.79 CFD SHORT 1,282 13.50589704 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) CALL SELLING 15,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 72 pence CALL SELLING 11,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 73 pence CALL SELLING 10,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 74 pence CALL SELLING 16,000 1800 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 73 pence CALL PURCHASING 52,000 1600 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 118 pence PUT SELLING 2,000 1550 pence AMERICAN 31/01/2008 184 pence PUT PURCHASING 2,000 1400 pence AMERICAN 31/03/2008 126 pence (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 21 JANUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group